Wrexham Council invite you to inspect any of their invoices, deeds, contracts or receipts

It is that time of year when you can ask to inspect various documents held by Wrexham Council – although the invite, despite being legally compliant, may have escaped your notice!

You have the right to ‘inspect and make copies of the accounts’ of Wrexham Council, which includes looking at the books, deeds, contracts, bills and vouchers and receipts that refer to them.

The window to inspect such things is open from Friday (5th August) through to 2nd September and the documents must involve the accounting year up to the 31st of March 2022.

This could include contracts signed by Wrexham Council last year, or that are active during that period.

Councillor and officer expenses forms, including the receipts, are also open for inspection. Deeds of property owned by Wrexham Council, and if there are active leases they are also open to viewing, plus receipts for land sold.

The process is straightforward, you contact Wrexham Council’s Head of Finance (contact details here) noting which documents you wish to inspect, and arrangements and appointments are then made.

Readers will recall this has allowed us to report on how much it cost to change a lightbulb in the markets, discovering the details of how Wrexham Council still had a connection to Eagles Meadow car parks via their lease, and of course which Councillor claimed £1.35 mileage to attend Remembrance Day.

We also used this route to inspect the contract between the council and Kingdom litter enforcement that revealed an ability to exercise a 28 day written notice for any breach, or three months to terminate ‘without reason’ – something that was missed by some councillors.

Historically we have missed the notice as it has been terribly promoted by Wrexham Council – the current notice has not appeared anywhere we have spotted. Again calling into question the methods of promotion by Wrexham Council – despite a recent FOI showing they spend large sums (well over half a million quid: £583,007 between 2019-22) to do so.

Five weeks ago e we asked Wrexham Council about the notice – which appears delayed this year – but had no reply.

The PDF is now visible on the council’s site, copied below: